performance poetry

Performance Poetry is poetry out loud; poems brought from the page to the stage.

TRUTH
TRUTH Truth stared straight into my eyes, it never blinked or turned away, I tried to hide behind myself, but truth had something else to say.
By ♿ V+ Marie381Uk 2 months ago in Poets
Pumpkin Street
All these friendly faces, lighting up the streets are not what they seem. They stare at me on every corner, turning me into a screamer, as they turn to look at me!
By Carol Ann Townend2 months ago in Poets
The Locksmith’s Teeth. Top Story - May 2025.
The Locksmith’s Teeth They buried him deep with a padlock grin, The locksmith born with keys for skin. He spoke in clicks, in twists of brass,
By ♿ V+ Marie381Uk 2 months ago in Poets
HOPE
New idea for me Wish I'd heard it long ago There are only two messages in a marketing campaign Just two? Nah- gotta be more But wait me out here Distill them Down deep into the basics
By Judey Kalchik 2 months ago in Poets
Vocal Turning Cold & Haiku
I don’t know why, but my likes and reads are all down. 😢 It seems people aren’t reading my poetry anymore. What did I do? If I offended anyone, poop. 💩 Three likes showed up two days ago? All stats are down. What’s going on? Either it’s time to give up or buy shares in Vocal and see if that gets popularity. Maybe the chosen ones do have shares, ha ha. Sixty-million-dollar question solved, lol. Seriously, where have you all gone? Come back, please. It’s lonely here in Verbal Woods. 😊
By ♿ V+ Marie381Uk 2 months ago in Poets
Unlock Your Mind Manifest With Ease
Unlock Your Mind Manifest With Ease There is a door Behind your eyes, Where sleeping dreams Still wait to rise. It gathered locks From years of doubt, From every voice That shut you out.
By ♿ V+ Marie381Uk 2 months ago in Poets
Only Love Can Break The Strongest Man
ONLY LOVE CAN BREAK THE STRONGEST MAN He carried storms like feathers, Held thunder in his hands, He faced the worst of living, Yet never failed to stand.
By ♿ V+ Marie381Uk 2 months ago in Poets
In The Endgame
Things They are so bleak Nothing as it seems No peace for us to seek It may have always been this way A violent eternity for all
By Jason Morton2 months ago in Poets
the tower
when pleasure becomes pain, a smile as he turns away. i wish he would stop coming back, but i always hope he stays. there is only emptiness,
By ⸘jason alan‽2 months ago in Poets
Soft-bellied Prey
Wasn't I Supposed to Remember something? Yes, I'm Sure that I Was supposed to. But There's a Void in my head Where That thing Should have been. It's felt Draped over The piano's innards. Muting An affect that Didn't need much help. I am a bird More days than Than I am a human. Prey in a Place that values The hunger of the predator. I don't Have those Kinds of hungers. But I Do wonder If that's the thing That I Misplaced In my memory. If I've lost The memory of Predation, then I'm... Fine Being some Soft-bellied prey. I'd rather be The one wounded Than do the wounding.
By Silver Daux2 months ago in Poets
The blood that drips
The blood that drips The tower watched the battle end, beneath a cloudless sky, while wounded flags blew in the wind, and tired soldiers passed it by.
By ♿ V+ Marie381Uk 2 months ago in Poets
The tower of deception
The tower of deception The tower stood above the town, where sunlight never stayed, its windows watched the people pass, its rooms were filled with shade.
By ♿ V+ Marie381Uk 2 months ago in Poets